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Page 1: Einstein Coat

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Sally elville

photography byAlexis Xena is

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CHAP TER FOUR

Women's M: 11 balls ISTEX lopi in color #9118

THE K N T T N G•

EINSTEIN COAT I love this coat ... enough to have made two of them for myself! It is, truly, one of my favorite pieces of knitting. And it's not just me. The elegance of its construction seems to have universal appeal.

My friend, Heather, made herselfone. She wore it while traveling, and a customs agent-not trained to be the most friendly person on the planet-gushed over it. This is a pretty momentous event in the life ofa true beginner knitter-to have your work noticed, to have it admired, to be asked ifyou had knit it yourself, to be complimented on your knitting'

It's called the Einstein Coat because you feel like a genius when it 's done: the fabric sits in your lap while you knit and turn the pieces as directed (without necessarily understanding why you do so) ... and then you work two small seams ... and voila, a coat'

I also think this piece illustrates the elegant and simple aesthetic that Einstein thought to be a core feature of our universe.

After knitting the woman's version, it seemed to me that the guys and the kid ought to have their own. I don't know how the young boy felt about his garment, but the male model offered to buy his!

An adult coat may stretch Y in length with wearing.

Here's how! There is a slip stitch at the edges of all garment pieces. This treatment makes the garment hang and assemble nicely. Failure to work these slip stitches will make the garment look sloppy. To learn ,t to imbed it in your memory, I suggest you practice it in your gauge swatch. 50, here are special directions for your gauge swatch.

• Cast on 75 stitches (sts). (Any cast-on is fine, but you could practice the crochet cast-on, page 74.)

• Work garter st with slip-stitch (sl-st) edge: with yarn in front (yr, page 76), slip first st purl-wise (sl 7 p-wise, page 78), take yarn to back (yb), k to end.

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I• Repeat this row to 73 garter ridges. • Bind off. • Piece should measure 4/1 x 4/1, without

including sl sts, cast-on, or bind-off

1 LOWER BODY PIECE With crochet cast-on and larger needle, cast on 29 (32,38) sts for Child's, 44 sts for Man's, 56 sts for Woman's. SHORTEN OR LENGTHEN HERE.

To shorten by 7/1, cast on 3 fewer sts. To lengthen by 7/1, cast on 3 more sts.

Work garter st with sl-st edge for 1 right-side (RS) row. Turn work. Hang marker to designate wrong side (WS). Move marker up piece as needed. Continue garter st with sl-st edge, ending with WS row to 100 (112,136) ridges for Child's, to 152 (164, 176, 188,200) ridges for Adult's.

This is a large number of ridges, because it is an oversized garment and you're knitting the entire circumference. To make life easier, hang some­thing-a piece of yarn, a paper clip-every 50 ridges, so you don't have to re-count. The buttonholes are on the male side.

Woman's

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• E X P E R N

Bind-aff Bind-aff +-­ ;'!

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Upper Upper"" " ~'" RFronr LFronr§­ ,...., ~ t t , • . Pick up and k Pick up and k

Begin buttonholes for Child's: Next RS row Yf, 51 1 p-wise, yb, k2 (2, 6), knit two together (k2tog, page 57), yarn over (yo, page 77), k8 (9, 8), k2tog, yo, k to end. Two buttonholes made. Begin buttonholes for Adult's: Next RS row Yf, 51 1 p-wise, yb, k6, knit two together (k2tog, page 57), yarn over (yo, page 77), k12, k2tog, yo, k to end. Two buttonholes made. End buttonholes for Both: Next row Working WS row as usual, k through back (B, page 77) of yo's (to tighten them). Continue garter st with sl-st edge for 1 more ridge, ending with WS row. Bind off.

2 UPPER RIGHT FRONT With RS facing and larger needle, pick up and k 1 st in cast-on row of Lower Body Piece and then in the back of 51 sts (page 98) to 28 (31, 37) sts on needle for Child's, to 41 (44,47, 50, 53) sts on needle for Adult's. Turn work. Work garter st with sl-st edge, ending with WS row to 21 (24,30) ridges for Child's, to 37 (38, 39, 40, 41) ridges for Adult's. Bind off.

3 UPPER BACK With RS facing and larger needle, and beginning in same 51st as last st of pick-up row for Upper Right Front, pick up and k 1 st in the back of 51 sts to 50 (56, 68) sts on needle for Child's, to 76 (82, 88, 94, 100) sts on needle for Adult's. Turn work. Work garter st with sl-st edge, ending with WS row to 21 (24,30) ridges for Child's, to 37 (38, 39, 40, 41) ridges for Adult's. Bind off.

4 UPPER lEFT FRONT With RS facing and larger needle, and beginning in same 51st as last st of pick-up row for Upper Back and ending in bind-off row of Lower Body Piece, pick up and k 1 st in the back of remaining 51 sts

C T H K N T T N

EXPERI ENCE • very easy

• lots of knitting • m inimal fin ishing

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BI <: -~ --:.=> OVERSIZED FIT

Childls 2-4 (6--8, 10-12) A 30 (34,42)"

B 76 (78, 21 '12 )" C 79'11 (22'11, 21'12 )"

Adult's S (M, L, XL, XXL) A 46 (50, 54, 58, 62)"

for adult's sizes B 26'h (21, 21'11, 28,28'11

for men's sizes 30'11 (37,37 '12,32,321,2 )'

for women's sizes C 33" for men's sizes

29'1," for women's sizes

10cm/4"

13m~ 13

• over garter stitches and ri~ • with larger needles

• after blocking

You'll need

123416

• bulky weight • 450 (550, 800) yds for

children'S sizes • 1100 (1200, 1300, 1400 1500) yds for women's sizf

• men's sizes may take 50-100 yds less

• wool or wool blend

•• 1/1 buttons Four (four, five) for childrer

sizes, Six for adult's (without collar, one less)

I used

X • 6mmiUS 10 • 5mmiUS 8

= • 5-6mm1US H-G

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EXP ERIENCE • very easy

• lots of knitting • minimal finishing

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OVERSIZED FIT

Child's 2-4 (6-8, 10-12) A 30 (34, 42)'

816 (18, 21'12)" C 19'12 (22 'h, 27'h )"

Adult's S (M, L, XL, XXL) A 46 (50, 54, 58, 62)"

for adult's sizes 8 26!!2 (27, 27'h, 28, 28'1,)"

for men's sizes 30!!2 (31, 31'h, 32, ]2'h)"

for women's sizes C 33" for men's sizes

29'h" for women 's sizes

10cm/4"

13B~s 13

• over garter stitches and ridges • with larger needles

• after blocking

You'll need

123406

• bulky weight • 450 (550, 800) yds for

children'S sizes • 1100 (1200, 1300, 1400, 1500) yds for women's sizes

• men's sizes may take 50-100 yds less

• wool or wool blend

• 1" buttons Four (four, five) for children's

sizes, Six for adulrs (without col/ar, one less)

I used

X • 6mmi US 10 • 5mmiUS 8

• 5-6mm1US H-G

G •

• Repeat this row to 7 3 garter ridges. • Bind off. • Piece should measure 4 " x 4", without

including sl sts, cast-on, or bind-off

1LOWER BODY PIECE With crochet cast-on and larger needle, cast on 29 (32,38) sts for Child 's, 44 sts for Man's, 56 sts for Woman's. SHORTEN OR LENGTHEN HERE.

To shorten by 7", cast on 3 fewer sts. To lengthen by 1 /~ cast on 3 more sts.

Work garter st with sl-st edge for 1 right-side (RS) row. Turn work. Hang marker to designate wrong side (WS). Move marker up piece as needed . Continue garter st with sl-st edge, ending with WS row to 100 (112,136) ridges for Child 's, to 152 (164, 176, 188, 200) ridges for Adult's.

This is a large number of ridges, because it is an oversized garment and you're knitting the entire circumference. To make life easier, hang some­thing-a piece of yarn, a paper clip-every 50 ridges, so you don 't have to re-count. The buttonholes are on the male side.

>--18 (17, 16, 15,14)" Seam

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Begin buttonholes for Child's: Next RS row Yf, sl 1 p-wise, yb, k2 (2, 6), knit two together (k2tog, page 57), yarn over (yo, page 77), k8 (9, 8), k2tog, yo, k to end. Two buttonholes made. Begin buttonholes for Adult's: Next RS row Yf, sl 1 p-wise, yb, k6, knit two together (k 2tog, page 57), yarn over (yo, page 77), k12, k2tog, yo, k to end. Two buttonholes made. End buttonholes for Both: Next row Working WS row as usual , k through back (B, page 77) of yo's (to tighten them). Continue garter st with sl-st edge for 1 more ridge, ending with WS row. Bind off.

2 UPPER RIGHT FRONT With RS facing and larger needle, pick up and k 1 st in cast-on row of Lower Body Piece and then in the back of sl sts (page 98) to 28 (31, 37) sts on needle for Ch i Id 's, to 41 (44, 47, 50, 53) sts on needle for Adult 's. Turn work. Work garter st with sl-st edge, ending with WS row to 21 (24, 30) ridges for Child's, to 37 (38, 39, 40, 41) ridges for Adult's. Bind off.

3 UPPER BACK With RS facing and larger needle, and beginning in same sl st as last st of pick-up row for Upper Right Front, pick up and k 1 st in the back of 51 sts to 50 (56, 68) sts on needle for Child's, to 76 (82, 88, 94, 100) sts on needle for Adult's. Turn work. Work garter st with sl-st edge, ending with WS row to 21 (24,30) ridges for Child 's, to 37 (38,39,40,41) ridges for Adult's. Bind off.

4UPPER LEFT FRONT With RS facing and larger needle, and beginning in same sl st as last st of pick-up row for Upper Back and ending in bind-off row of Lower Body Piece, pick up and k 1 st in the back of remaining 51 sts

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Woman's

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Bind-off Bind·off ~ Upper Upper ~ RFront Lfront ~

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-Lower Lower [BodyRBody

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to 28 (31 , 37) sts on needle for Child 's, to 41 (44, 7« 50, 53) sts on needle for Adult's. Turn work. ­Work garter st with sl-st edge­to 5 (6, 2) ridges for Child's, to 6 ridges for Adult's. Begin buttonhole: Next RS row Yf, sl 1 p-wise, yb, k to 5 sts remaining, k2tog, yo, k3. One buttonhole made. End buttonhole: Next row Working WS row as usual, k through B of yo. Continue garter st with sl-st edge to 13 (15 , 11) ridges from beginning for Child 's, to 19 ridges from beginning for Adult's. Make buttonhole over next 2 rows as above. Continue garter st with sl-st edge to 21 (24, 20) ridges from beginning for Child's, to 32 ridges from beginning for Adult's . For Child's 2-4 (6-8) Bind off. For all other sizes Make buttonhole over next 2 rows as above. Continue garter st with sl-st edge to 30 ridges from beginning for Child's 10- 12, to 37 (38, 39, 40, 41) ridges from beginning for Adult's. Bind off.

Man's

21 11 (2011, 19Y1 , 1811, 17YlI" - 8" ­

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• T H K N

EINSTEI COAT

5RIGHT SLEEVE With RS facing and larger needle, pick up and k 1 st in bind -off row of Upper Right Front and then in the back of every sl st down side of Upper Right Front 22 (25, 31 ) sts on needle for Child 's, 38 (39, 40,41 , 42 ) sts on needle for Adult's. Place marker to designate center of sleeve. Working up side of Upper Back, pick up and k 1 st in the back of every sl st, ending in bind-off row of Upper Back 44 (50, 62 ) sts on needle for Child 's, 76 (78, 80, 82, 84) sts on needle for Adult's. *Turn work. Continue garter st with sl-st edge to 6 ridges from beginning for Child 's, to 6 (3, 1, 1, 1) ridges from beginning for Adult's. Next (decrease) row (RS) Work to 3 sts from center marker, slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over (SKP, page 79), k2, k2tog, k to end . Work 3 more rows. Repeat these last 4 rows, working decreases on either side of center of sleeve each 4th row to 24 sts remaining for Child's, to 30 (30,34,36,36) sts remaining OR to 16 (15, 14, 13, 12)" from beginning for Woman's (whichever occurs fi rstl ,

T T N G E X PER

left slw'e

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RighI sleeve

4 [[J Upper/eft fronl

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Upper back

2

Uppel right hant

1 -I Low/!! bodypi

Righi, Man's L: 12 balls ISTEX Lopi in color #9367 Child's 6-8: 5 balls ISTEX Lopi color #0085

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PATTERNS FO UR

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CHAPTER FOUR

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EI STEIN COAT

to 30 (30, 34, 36, 36) sts remaining OR to 191/2 (181/2, Reinforce stitching at end of seam (on 17112, 16112, 15112)" from beginning for Man's W5) because there will be a lot of (whichever occurs first). strain on the garment at this corner. For Adult's SHORTEN OR LENGTHEN HERE. Beginning at Left Cuff, sew Left For Child's Continue garter st with sl-st edge to 10 Sleeve and Shoulder in same manner. (12, 15)" from beginning. SHORTEN OR LENGTHEN Sew buttons to Right Front to corre­HERE. Change to smaller needles and continue spond to buttonholes . sleeve to 12 (14, 17)". Bind off. Collar (for Woman's) For Adult's If there are 30 (30, 34, 36, 36) sts remain­ With RS faCing and larger needle, ing but sleeve is not yet required length, discontinue and beginning at neck opening of decreases, and work to length. Right Front, pick up and k 1 st in the If sleeve is required length and there are more than this back of remaining 17 bound-off sts number of sts remaining, work 1 RS row as follows: along Right Front Neck. Pick up and Change to smaller needles and work across, decreasing k 1 st in corner- 18 sts on needle. sts evenly (page 99) to 30 (30, 34, 36, 36) sts. Pick up and k 1 st in the back of all On smaller needles, continue garter st with sl-st edge bound-off sts a long open Back for 6 ridges . Neck-46 to 48 sts on needle. Pick up and k 1 st in Bind off. corner. Pick up and k 1 st in the back of remaining

17 bound-p ff sts along Left Front Neck-64 to 66 sts6 LEFT SLEEVE on needle. '

With RS faCing and larger needle, pick up and k 1 st Turn work. in bind-off row of Upper Back and then in the back Work garter st with sl-st edge to 2 ridges from beginning. of every sl st down the side of Upper Back Begin buttonhole: Next row (RS) Yf, sl 1 p-wise, yb, k 22 (25, 31) sts on needle for Chi Id's, to 5 sts remaining, k2tog, yo, k3. 38 (39, 40, 41, 42) sts on needle for Adult's. End buttonhole: Next row Working WS row as usual, Place marker to designate center of sleeve. Working up k through back of yo. Continue garter st with sl-st side of Upper Left Front, pick up and k 1 st in the back edge to 11 ridges from beginning. of every sl st, ending in bind-off row of Upper Left Front Bind off. 44 (50, 62) sts on needle for Chi Id's, 76 (78, 80, 82, 84) sts on needle for Adult's.

O1l1d'sContinue with directions for Right Sleeve from* to end. 12 (14, 17)" _lYll'-­

FINISHING If your yarn tears too easily, it is not appropriate for seaming. Use something stronger in a similar color. Tapestry yarn works well.

Beginning at Right Cuff, sew sl sts together (page 98) up Sleeve, then sew Right Front/Back bou nd-off sts together in same manner across Shoulder. I", Lower Lower

Ic§ RBody LBodyLeave 13 bound-off sts unsewn on Upper Right Front ~ I.:i:.(for neck opening) for Child's; 1

leave 17 bound-off sts unsewn on Upper Right Front (for neck opening) for Adult's.

0-71'1 (SJ'l, 101'1.

Bind-off Upper Rfront

Neck Bind·o~

Upper lfront

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KNITilNG IN ALL DIRECTIONS

EINSTEIN COAT

(30,34,36,36) sts remaining OR to 19'/2 (181/2, 16 112, 15'/2)" from beginning for Man's

occurs first). SHORTEN OR LENGTHEN HERE. Continue garter st with sl-st edge to 10

5)" from beginning. SHORTEN OR LENGTH EN Change to smaller needles and continue to 12 (14,17)". Bind off.

's If there are 30 (30, 34, 36, 36) sts remain-sleeve is not yet required length, discontinue

and work to length. is required length and there are more than this

ler of sts remaining, work 1 RS row as follows: ge to smaller needles and work across, decreasing 'enly (page 99) to 30 (30, 34, 36, 36) sts. mailer needles, continue garter st with sl-st edge ridges. off.

LEEVE RS facing and larger needle, pick up and k 1 st

ld-off row of Upper Back and then in the back ery sl st down the side of Upper Back 5,31 ) sts on needle for Child's, 9,40,41 , 42 ) sts on needle for Adult's. , marker to deSignate center of sleeve. Working up )f Upper Left Front, pick up and k 1 st in the back ~ry sl st, ending in bind-off row of Upper Left Front 0,62) sts on needle for Child's, 8,80,82,84) sts on needle for Adult's. inue with directions for Right Sleeve from* to end.

ING our ya rn tears too easily, it is not appropriate seaming. Use something stronger in a similar or. Tapestry yarn works well. ming at Right Cuff, sew sl sts together (page 98) eeve, then sew Right Front/Back bound-off sts her in same manner across Shoulder. ? 13 bound-off sts unsewn on Upper Right Front leck opening) for Child's; , 17 bound-off sts unsewn on Upper Right Front leck opening) for Adult's.

• E X P [ R E Ne

Reinforce stitching at end of seam (on W5) because there will be a lot of strain on the garment at this corner.

Beginning at Left Cuff, sew Left Sleeve and Shoulder in same manner. Sew buttons to Right Front to corre­spond to buttonholes. Collar (for Woman 's) With RS facing and larger needle, and beginning at neck opening of Right Front, pick up and k 1 st in the back of remaining 17 bound-off sts along Right Front Neck. Pick up and k 1 st in corner- 18 sts on needle. Pick up and k 1 st in the back of all

Bind·off Upper flFront

' ", l.nwer '0.% RBodyI~ 1"­

T H K N T T

bound-off sts along open Back Neck-46 to 48 sts on needle. Pick up and k 1 st in corner. Pick up and k 1 st in the back of remaining 17 bound-p ff sts along Left Front l~eck-64 to 66 sts on needle. Turn work. Work garter st with sl-st edge to 2 ridges from beginning. Begin buttonhole: Next row (RS) Yf, sl 1 p-wise, yb, k Left, Women's M; 11 balls

ISTEX Lopi in color 11<)718to 5 sts remaining, k2tog, yo, k3 . End buttonhole: Next row Working WS row as usual, k through back of yo. Continue garter st with sl-st edge to 11 ridges from beginning. Bind off.

Child's ~1l(14, 17)" - - 0 7Y2"

Seam Neck Bind-off

Upper LFront

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